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Page 26
Suddenly, in the middle of the night, the shooting stopped. We strained our ears.
The silence seemed more dangerous than an artillery barrage. But it was soon
over. Distant, long-drawn shouts came from the pitch-darkness: 'Message for the
...
Suddenly, in the middle of the night, the shooting stopped. We strained our ears.
The silence seemed more dangerous than an artillery barrage. But it was soon
over. Distant, long-drawn shouts came from the pitch-darkness: 'Message for the
...
Page 62
'I was coachman to the landowner Velyaminov for a couple of years,' the recruit
was whispering hurriedly. 'We had our photo taken in his carriage on the quiet.
Before our wedding.' He fell silent. 'Well, say something, can't you?' he suddenly
...
'I was coachman to the landowner Velyaminov for a couple of years,' the recruit
was whispering hurriedly. 'We had our photo taken in his carriage on the quiet.
Before our wedding.' He fell silent. 'Well, say something, can't you?' he suddenly
...
Page 192
As I walked the empty streets, my short life suddenly stretched out before me into
a long vista of crowded years. I suppose the reason why people are fond of
recalling their past is that the meaning of what happened becomes clearer seen
from ...
As I walked the empty streets, my short life suddenly stretched out before me into
a long vista of crowded years. I suppose the reason why people are fond of
recalling their past is that the meaning of what happened becomes clearer seen
from ...
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Contents
Whirlpool pagej 2 Blue Torches | 23 |
3 The Journalists Cafe | 56 |
4 The Hall with the Fountain | 58 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Story of a Life: In that dawn Volume 3 of Story of a Life, Konstantin Paustovsky |
| Author | Konstantin Paustovsky |
| Translated by | Manya Harari |
| Publisher | Harvill Press, 1967 |
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